The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-28
STATE OFFICIALS AT WORK.
when the Teachers Will Have Their
County Institutes.
Salmon, Starch and the Aroostook
Potato Crop.
Some Things the Governor and Coun-
ell Considered Yesterday.
Especial TO the Press.l

day issued his mandate delivering John
Hickey to Detective James Mcdonald. of
Michigan. Hickey has been in the Maine
State prison and is delivered to the Michigan
officer on requisition by Gov. Luce.
Superintendent of Schools Luce yesterday
departed for Piscataquis county for the pur-
pose of attending teachers institute. The
dates assigned for forthcoming institutes in
the State are as follows:
Penobscot-Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept 81
Piscataquis- Friday and Saturday, Sept 80 and
Hancock and Wednesday, Oct. and
W. Washington Friday and Saturday, Oct 7
Washington Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. IL
So. Aroostook- Friday and Saturday, Oct. Ia
No. Penobscot- and Wednesday, Oct
Waldo-Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2l and %.
w. oxford-Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 25 and
Cumberland-Friday and Saturday, Oct 2s and
York-Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. and 2.
"A Aandroscoggin-Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4
Kennebec- Friday and Saturday, Nov. IL and
These dates may undergo some changes
The places of meeting are to be assigned by
the local associations. Several of the insti-
tutes have already been held.
Commissioners Work.
Commissioner Stilwell is in the city today
and says the weirs at Edes Falls, on Crooked
River. have just been set to capture salmon,
their spawn to be extracted for the Matching
houses. Last year 1900 eggs were taken at
the Falls. and it is hoped that the operations
this season will prove as successful.
Labor Commissioner Matthews has just
returned from Aroostook county, where he
went on trip devoted principally to busi-
ness. Among his errands for the State was
the obtaining of statistics relative to starch
manufacturing. He says that there is fair
crop of potatoes, both as regards size and
quality, where planted early on dry land.
Late planted potatoes on wet land have
proved Dearly failure. Mr.. Matthews goes
to Piscataquis county shortly, looking after
statistics concerning the slate quarries and
other industries. He will visit Monson and
Dover. The commissioner will shortly COM
mence the work of writing his first annual
report. From statistics obtained he learns
that 1900 men are engaged in the cutting
and drying of lumber.
Governor and Council.
The Governor and Council were in session
today. The first pardon case considered was
that of John M. Blades, who has. served a
term of eight months in Cumberland county
Jail for violating the prohibitory law and has
several more before him. Goo. II. Towns
hend, ESQ.,, of Portland. appeared for the
prisoner and represented that the man was
dying from pulmonary consumption. Let
ters from Blades family physician and the
Jail physician were offered to prove his ILL
ness.
The Council confirmed Frank Anderson of
Camden as special constable for Knox coun-
ty. The confirmation of Messrs. Loring and
Orne of Rockland was postponed until the
next meeting. A hearing to all the parties
interested in the petition for the appoint
ment of James Bailey and Solomon Holmes
of Bath as special constables, was assigned
for the next meeting. The Bangor petition
ers for constables will be notified that as no
one was designated for appointment their
application would lay over until the next
meeting, when the petitioners would be
heard.
John NJ. Blades, the Portland liquor seller.
was pardoned. The pardon case of Charles
III. Keenan,. the Portland murderer, who has
been in State prison for 81 years, was laid
over until the next session. The petitioners
for the pardon of Edwin G. Reid and Joseph
A. Beauprie, of Lynn, Mass, who stole
horse at Bath, and are now in State prison,
were given leave to withdraw.
Inc council voted to send the following
persons to deaf and dumb institutions, their
expenses to be borne by the State Susie B.
Abbott, Verona,t to attend the American Asy-
lum for the Deaf and Dumb at Hartford,
Conn. Harry L. Gleason, Canaan, Ellen
Cook, Portland, Lottie M. Rankins, Cape
Elizabeth, to attend the Portland school for
the deaf.
other Matters.
The managers of the Maine Experiment
Station will meet Friday and turn the prop
erty in their charge over to the Agricultural
College, as provided for by the Legislature
The Grange Fair opened in Granite Hall
tonight with fiattering prospects of success.
News has been received here that the de-
mented woman, Mrs. Lizzie Franklin, used
to live in Cooper.